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Content developed by:
Judy O'Dell, Reference Librarian/
Business, Economics, and Law Bibliographer 		Phone: (989) 774-3787
E-mail:judith.o'dell@cmich.edu
Associations and Organizations | Financial History | Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Thesauri | Ticker Symbols | Exchanges | Indexes | Find an Article | Portals | News/Current Awareness

See also: General Business | Accounting | Consumer Protection/Personal Finance

Last Updated: 12/12/07

 

Associations and Organizations
  • American Bankers Association
    Represents banks of all sizes on issues of national importance for financial institutions and their customers.
  • American Finance Association
    Devoted to the study and promotion of knowledge about financial economics.
  • Bank for International Settlements
    Fosters international monetary and financial cooperation and serves as a bank for central banks.
  • Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
    Duties include conducting the nation's monetary policy; supervising and regulating banking institutions and protecting the credit rights of consumers; maintaining the stability of the financial system; and providing certain financial services to the U.S. government, the public, financial institutions, and foreign official institutitons.
  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
    Provides analytical data on the banking industry, statistical data on banks and banking, regulations, consumer information and news.
  • FED101
    Gives the history, structure and functions of the Federal Reserve System. You need flash and sound, or you can switch to an html version.
  • Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
    The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago is one of twelve Reserve Banks across the U.S. that together with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., serve as our nation's central bank.
  • Financial Management Association International
    Mission is to broaden the common interests between academicians and practitioners, provide opportunities for professional interaction between academicians, practitioners and students, promote the development and understanding of basic and applied research and of sound financial practices, and to enhance the quality of education in finance.
  • SIFMA:Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
    The Group focuses on advancing market practices and enhancing legislative and regulatory effectiveness to improve the operations, efficiency, and trust in our markets.
  • U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission
    Protects investors and maintains the integrity of the securities markets.
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Financial History
  • Financial History of the United States
    This encyclopedic work focuses on the growth and expansion of United States banking, securities, and insurance from the colonial period to current times. CMU access only.
  • Virtual Museum & Archive of SEC and Securities History
    Contains primary material on the impact of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on the growth of U.S. and international capital markets, and how the SEC has shaped U.S. and international capital markets. A project of The Securities and Exchange Commission Historical Society. Not affiliated with the SEC.
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Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Thesauri
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Ticker Symbols
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Exchanges
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Indexes
  • Dow Jones Indexes
    Provides explanations of the various indexes and some numeric data.
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Find an Article
  • ABI/Inform
    Index to periodical articles on all areas of business from U. S. and International publications. Covers 1971 to present and is updated weekly. Many articles are full text. CMU access only.
  • Business News
    Business articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, wires & transcripts. CMU access only.
  • Wilson Business Abstracts
    International English-language business magazines, covering accounting, finance, management, and small business. Covers 1986 to present and is updated monthly. CMU access only.
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Portals
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